Introduction
At Church Growth Trust we are committed to seeking God’s will with you for your church and will prayerfully consider how your property can be used to fulfil its potential. We employ a Chartered Architect who can assist you in the full range of Architectural Services to help you with your building project whatever its size. This document has been prepared to assist you in understanding the typical stages that are necessary for most building projects. The Royal Institute of British Architects has set out a Plan of Work, a copy of which can be found at this web address: www.architecture. com. Stages 0, 1 and 2 will take as much as 60% of the total time of the project. At the end of this process the design for the building will be fixed. This is a fundamental point. Beyond this point there is no changing the project without incurring delay and increased costs. However, why would a project need to change when so much time, prayer and money has been spent ensuring that the project is the right one? Stages 3 and 4 will take normally about 20% of the time; although this will depend in some measure on how smoothly the planning process goes and the permission is obtained. Stages 5 and 6, which is the building period, will take about 20% of the total project time. This will also depend on the time of year the project is begun. For example, one which runs through the winter may be delayed by falling temperatures, which can impair the setting of concrete and mortar, and poor ground conditions. 4
